APH
Amphenol Corporation
APH has the edge over INTC overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger modeled upside.
INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
APH Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy |
APH's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
INTC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
INTC's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its profitability is under pressure.
APH PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 23x | $79.62 | — |
| Cheap | 26x | $60.41 | -24% |
| Fair | 33x | $76.08 | -4.4% |
| Current | 35x | $79.62 | — |
| Expensive | 42x | $96.05 | +21% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
APH's PE is in its fair range at 35x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 23x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
APH Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for APH, with profitability improving.
INTC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Broad | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for INTC, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
APH Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.46 | +50% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.30 | +53% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.99 | +58% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.74 | +69% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.67 | +74% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.50 | +72% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.26 | +50% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.03 | +26% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.96 | +23% |
APH has the edge over INTC on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
INTC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.41 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$2.39 | -24000% |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.09 | +$2.68 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.60 | +$3.88 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.06 | +$4.32 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.01 | +$3.72 |
| Q2 2025 | -$4.77 | -2088% |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.48 | -562% |
| Q4 2024 | -$4.38 | -1195% |
INTC has swung to a loss: it lost $2.39 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
APH Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $10.2B | +65% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.8B | +55% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.6B | +58% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.4B | +49% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.2B | +53% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.7B | +57% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.8B | +48% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.3B | +30% |
APH has the edge over INTC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 30% | +2.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 30% | +4.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 24% | +2.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 27% | +4.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 27% | +7.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 25% | +5.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 21% | +0.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 22% | +1.4 points |
APH has the edge over INTC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
INTC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $16.5B | +21% |
| Q2 2026 | $16.1B | +25% |
| Q1 2026 | $13.6B | +7.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $13.7B | -4.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $13.7B | +2.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $12.9B | +0.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $12.7B | -0.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $14.3B | -7.4% |
INTC's revenue is recovering but still below its 2021 peak: $16.5B last quarter, up 21% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 15% | +10 points |
| Q2 2026 | 11% | +36 points |
| Q1 2026 | -23% | -21 points |
| Q4 2025 | 4.2% | +1.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 5% | +73 points |
| Q2 2025 | -25% | -9.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | -2.4% | +6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.9% | -14 points |
INTC's operating margin was 15% last quarter, up 10 points from the same quarter a year ago.
APH Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.6B | +34% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B | +7.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $829.9M | +44% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.5B | +127% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.2B | +156% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.1B | +114% |
| Q1 2025 | $576.3M | +14% |
| Q4 2024 | $647.3M | -12% |
APH's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $5.1B over the past year, up 44% from the year before.
INTC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.1B | +774% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.5B | +$6B |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.5B | +$1.8B |
| Q4 2025 | $800M | +$3.5B |
| Q3 2025 | $121M | +$2.5B |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.5B | +$1.9B |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.4B | +$2.8B |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.7B | -$597M |
INTC's free cash flow has turned positive after four years mostly in the red: $3.8B over the past year.
APH Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +4.5M shares |
| 1 year | +0.7% | +17.3M shares |
| 3 years | +3.8% | +94.9M shares |
| 5 years | +3.2% | +79.7M shares |
| Available history | +4.9% | +120M shares |
APH has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $244.6M |
| Q2 2026 | $208M |
| Q1 2026 | $178M |
| Q4 2025 | $171.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $152.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $160.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $180.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $168.9M |
APH spent $802M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 21% from the year before.
INTC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +4% | +203M shares |
| 1 year | +17% | +776M shares |
| 3 years | +25% | +1.1B shares |
| 5 years | +30% | +1.2B shares |
| Available history | +19% | +834M shares |
INTC has 5.3B diluted shares, up 17% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | $114M |
| Q1 2021 | $2.3B |
APH Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.0x | Very low |
APH has the edge over INTC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
INTC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.0x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 4.0x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 69.6x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 23.8x | High |
| Q2 2024 | 4.3x | High |
INTC's net debt is about 2.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 4.0 years a year ago.
APH Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 36.3 | Neutral |
APH's weekly RSI is 52 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 36 (neutral).
INTC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 38.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 7.7 | Oversold |
INTC's weekly RSI is 38 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 8 (oversold).
APH PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | APH | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 35x | 28x | 24% above |
| PE % | 59 | 35 | 24 pts above |
APH is trading at 35x earnings, a 24% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
INTC PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | INTC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
APH Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $80.7 | 1.3% below |
| 20 week MA | $80.5 | 1% below |
| 50 week MA | $74.5 | 6.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $60.8 | 31% above |
| 200 week MA | $43.4 | 83% above |
APH has the edge over INTC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
INTC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $88.4 | 31% below |
| 20 week MA | $95.3 | 36% below |
| 50 week MA | $79.3 | 23% below |
| 100 week MA | $52.1 | 18% above |
| 200 week MA | $42.5 | 44% above |
INTC has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 44% above its 200-week average.
APH Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $13.5 | $16.2 | +20% |
| 2021 | $16.2 | $21.3 | +32% |
| 2022 | $21.3 | $19.0 | -11% |
| 2023 | $19.0 | $24.8 | +31% |
| 2024 | $24.8 | $35.4 | +43% |
| 2025 | $35.4 | $68.7 | +94% |
| 2026 YTD | $68.7 | $79.6 | +16% |
APH has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's up 16% so far in 2026.
INTC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $60.1 | $47.1 | -22% |
| 2021 | $47.1 | $51.3 | +9% |
| 2022 | $51.3 | $26.1 | -49% |
| 2023 | $26.1 | $50.3 | +93% |
| 2024 | $50.3 | $20.3 | -60% |
| 2025 | $20.3 | $36.2 | +78% |
| 2026 YTD | $36.2 | $61.2 | +69% |
INTC has the edge over APH on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.